If BF4 doesn't dethrone CoD this year there's no hope for gaming. It'll be proof people are lemmings.

I'm going to politely disagree. To me Battlefield and CoD are two very different games. Battlefield has huge maps and a more in depth battle experience, whereas CoD is more about kill streaks and rapid action. I enjoy both franchises because they offer different things and different experiences. That said, it'd be great if Battlefield 4 did better than CoD.

Getting Beyond: Two Souls and Batman: Arkham Origins. Have a feeling it will be tough to pick between them.

Got AC4 pre-ordered for PS4 so won't be able to ascertain it's quality until then. Will likely be getting LEGO Marvel Superheroes too, but I can't really place that up with more cinematic games (though Batman 2 and LOTR were pretty cinematic).

Picking up AC4. Never got around to playing an AC game, but AC3's setting made it highly tempting. However, AC4's tropical setting (I am a sucker for games with beaches and blue water ) and Pirate theme* sold me.

Not planning on getting a PS4 or XB1- at least not for several years (quite honestly, a PS3 is far more tempting of a purchase right now, given the highly desirable exclusives that have finally started to amount on it), so the next-gen versions are a non-factor to me.

I'm still digging through Arkham City's bonus content after only having played the game over the summer, so I'm in no rush to grab Origins- though the discounted price for the lack of multiplayer on the Wii U version makes it tempting. Still, I'm going to wait and see how it is before deciding down the road.

*And, even though it's from an entirely different game, I can have this song playing constantly in the background while I play: